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J. W. ALLEN.

W P- No. 240,354.. Patented ApriI19, 1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. ALLEN, OF CANYON CITY, OREGON.

WHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,354, dated April19, 1881. Application filed November 27. 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES W. ALLEN, of CanyonCity, in the county of Grant and State of Oregon, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Snake-WVhips; and I do hereby declarethatthe followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

' which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is aside view of my improved snakewhip filling, and Fig. 2 is a section ofthe same.

This invention contemplates improvements in that class of whips termedsnake-whips, having for its objectto combine, with the requisiteflexibility, strength and durability; and it consists in an improvedfilling or core for whips, consisting of a tapering tube or hollow core,substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the construction or manufacture of whips the core or filling hasheretofore been made of leather or twisted strands of reed or rattan.The first is objectionable because of its too-yieldin g nature orexcessive flexibility, and if, by selecting extra leather filling, thisdisadvantage is avoided, it will only be temporary. The second isundesirable in that it is liable to break too readily or easily, andthus, in both instances,

require constant renewal to enable the whip to retain the properyielding quality or flexibility with a certain amount of elasticity; orif this course is not followed the whip soon loses its symmetry and moreor less of its usefulness.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A is the filling or core, which is madeof india-rubber, tapering longitudinally, and hollow or tubular aboutone-third of its length, while its exterior is made rounding. This formof filling or core inserted in a whip gives it the combined requisiteflexibility, with a greater or less amount of elasticity, with thedesired strength and durability, enabling it to possess its symmetry andusefulness until worn out.

I am aware that it is not new to provide tubular sections in themanufacture of whips. This I do not claim.

By my improvement the rubber core is made hollow for only a portion ofits length at the thick or handle end, thus combining the qualitiesofstrengtlnlightness, and flexibility, while the handle end, beingcomparatively yielding, readily adapts itself to the gripe of the hand.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent. of the United Statesi A whip filling or core made ofindia-rubber in a tapering or conical shape and hollow at its thick orhandle end for about one-third of its length, as shown, for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES W. ALLEN.

Witnesses:

ROBERT LOGKWOOD, J. B. JOHNSON.

